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  1. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Oh yeah, forgot to mention... I'll be buying a new complete water pump kit. Andy said that they had several customers come in requesting the same one I need and that they'll have 3 sets next week. I looked online and most of the "complete" kits don't include the rectangular seal and mine's...
  2. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Well whaddaya know? Honest to goodness real progress! :lol: I ended up just buying the 12 point sockets I needed (the correct size was 7/16") and got the lower unit off the motor yesterday. Yay! :sneakiness: A brief reminder from March 2016. I'd removed the prop from the engine and found...
  3. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Thank you, sir! Much appreciated! Slowly but surely, it's getting there... :) The only garage sorta/kinda thing I've done lately was to build and erect a lamp pole to place where I park my truck. Gets dark out there at night and I wanted a solar powered motion detector LED light to...
  4. BWR1953

    Size comparison pics.... keep it clean now!

    When I was doing research a couple years ago I found this pic online. Says it's a 71 Starchief vs a 74 Chieftain. Big difference there. And from the pic, I'd say that's not the largest Chieftain available. ;)
  5. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Well guys, as you can see in the pix, the KF is "patiently" waiting for me to stop doing "patient" stuff! Another doc appointment today. They said I'm fine, just getting old! Another appointment tomorrow and 2 more the day after that. Four last week and more this week and another a week from...
  6. BWR1953

    A beautiful evening for a rocket launch

    SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying an INMARSAT payload and the launch was visible from the end of my driveway. Cool stuff! :cool: I got a couple cell phone camera pix but the rocket was moving so fast I couldn't keep up as it hauled up through the sky, but the exhaust...
  7. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    So yesterday the boy and I went out and rearranged the tools, placed my store-bought labels and made temporary labels from masking tape for the items we had but which didn't have labels. I found some DIY label stuff online and I'll be making all new labels for the drawers. Anybody notice...
  8. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    The new cabinet really added a lot of storage space! :)
  9. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    But there were good things happening too! I had a birthday and was given some awesome goodies. :party: :rockon: My daughter bought me these: And my wife bought me this! So I put the boy and my buddy to work. ;)
  10. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Well, I had a busy week... running the roads to various and sundry doc appointments. I got poked, prodded, stabbed, examined and evaluate. Turned into a pincushion. Blech. :blue:
  11. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Okay guys, what the heck size is the bolt head at the tail end of the lower unit? I'm trying to get it off and none of the sockets I have will fit. I've tried everything from 3/8" to 9/16" SAE and 9 - 12mm metric. I'm confused. :confused:
  12. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Yah! Sorta like so...
  13. BWR1953

    1977 Starcraft Restoration project

    In my 16' Kingfisher I used 4.5 sheets of the .75 inch pink stuff. It was the only size available to me at the time. And my method uses a lot more but that extra becomes additional flotation if needed. Ya know? ;)
  14. BWR1953

    74 Starcraft Holiday resto

    The BIA pattern:
  15. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Getting the motor inside the building was a good first step. Next was to rig up some temporary casters so I can move the thing around. Done! Yeahhh... that looks to be around the right sized motor to me! But my wife and the boy are already terrified. :lol:
  16. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Got more cleanup and organizing done today. We even have a couple empty drawers leftover. Definitely need more tools! :lol: And I used some leftover 1" aluminum angle stock to fabricate some drawer dividers. Will be riveting those into various drawers but have to buy some new drill bits...
  17. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    BTW - I did try the "ketchup trick" to remove rust from the top of the big red box. Sadly, I have to say that I am unimpressed with the results. Left it on for almost 2 full days and it didn't seem to make much difference. Smelled up the garage though! :lol:
  18. BWR1953

    I have returned... with a Starcraft this time!

    Time for an update. I got nothing! :doh: :lol: Well, very little. But things are picking up. Last week I had multiple doc appointments (more coming this week too) and was running the roads. But the delay was mostly due to researching parts for the Mercury 50 and trying to figure out...
  19. BWR1953

    Some good stuff happening

    Okay, I finally made some progress here in the garage. Got that Task Force rolling cabinet fixed! :) The boy really helped a lot too. ;) This is the cabinet. Note that the drawers are askew. Several were jammed up and couldn't move. I suspect that my old buddy who gave me the cabinets...
  20. BWR1953

    1976 Starcraft Chieftain 18' OB - restomod

    Dagnabit! A guy on craigslist has this pair of 19 gallon tanks for sale and I'd love to put them in the Chief! But I just went out and measured and can't figure a way to mount them without taking up too much real estate in the boat. The tanks measure 9" x 10" x 50" and I was hoping to put...
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